Weems Signing Overseas

Weems Signing Overseas: Sonny Weems has decided to take advantage of his overseas eligibility and is on the verge of signing a one-year contract with a team in Europe, according sources close to the situation.

The Toronto Raptors extended a qualifying offer to Weems last Monday, which would have made him a restricted free agent. However, Weems felt that signing overseas was the best option for him so that he could continue playing and developing his game during this work stoppage.

Weems' deal will not have an NBA-out, which means he'll remain overseas even if a new collective bargaining agreement is ratified.

While other free agents have signed with international teams in recent weeks, Weems is one of the most notable players to ink a deal overseas.

I fail to see how he's the odd man out when he's been used primarily as the SF.

James Johnson. Linas Kleiza. The new logjam at PF means Kleiza will never be playing the four, which shifts him entirely to the three. I can see Sonny being the odd-man out, Barbosa's got the backup SG all sewn up too.

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Good for him. He needs the dough and didnt have much of a role here going forward. Who knows, maybe hell get his confidence back after getting more run. If so, we can sign him again .. if not, no real loss either way ...

Smart move imo. Sonny will get a steady paycheque through an uncertain labour situation. I always enjoyed watching him finish on the fast break. With the Raptors bringing in Kleiza, Wright, and J. Johnson in close succession, it had a negative effect on his confidence.

The kidding aside, he may become a more complete player over there, it was good for Anthony Parker.

That's who I always say Sonny should strive to emulate. I'm happy for him and glad to see him go. Don't have anything against him but if we're going to build this team, I think a vet would help chemistry more. He'll definitely get more of a chance to develop his game over there and maybe come back a better player. Good news for everybody, really

I wonder what team it will be... here's hoping it's Lietuvos Rytas! Sonny going over to get a head-start on learning to run the pick-and-roll with JV.

This is great for his development though, and I'm actually a little impressed (which would be just about the first time that I've been impressed with anything about Weems) that he's taking a route that isn't particularly easy, but shows that he's thinking about his game and his career. I wonder if he talked about this with the Raptors - perhaps they even gave him a few names to call.